Upper part of the Torso of Neptune
Photograph
1860 (made)
1860 (made)
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This photograph shows one of the Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum. Many Victorians considered the Elgin Marbles to be among the world’s most beautiful and skilful works of art. The South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) acquired two sets of Caldesi’s large-scale photographs of the sculptures in 1866. The photographs would have been used for students of art and design to study.
Object details
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| Title | Upper part of the Torso of Neptune (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by L. Caldesi & Co., from a set depicting the Elgin Marbles, 'Upper part of the Torso of Neptune', ca. 1860, albumen print |
| Physical description | Albumen print of a peice of sculpture |
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| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
Leonida Caldesi (1823–91) & Co.
Upper part of the Torso of Neptune
About 1860
This photograph shows one of the Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum. Many Victorians considered the Elgin Marbles to be among the world’s most beautiful and skilful works of art. The South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) acquired two sets of Caldesi’s large-scale photographs of the sculptures in 1866. The photographs would have been used for students of art and design to study.
Albumen print
Museum no. 48282 |
| Association | |
| Summary | This photograph shows one of the Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum. Many Victorians considered the Elgin Marbles to be among the world’s most beautiful and skilful works of art. The South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) acquired two sets of Caldesi’s large-scale photographs of the sculptures in 1866. The photographs would have been used for students of art and design to study. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 48282 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2017 |
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